Disclaimer: I don't own GH or any of the characters.
A/N: Thank you to everyone who took the time to read my very first fan fic. I hope you enjoyed the story. I enjoyed writing it. And so, here is the final chapter of Exposed. I am fast forwarding a couple of months from the end of the last chapter but I will do my best to fill in what's been going on in the dialogue.
Chapter 13
Sam was excited. She was being released from the hospital today. It had been almost 2 months. She couldn't wait for Alexis to show up to pick her up, or at least try to. Sam and Jason had come up with the plan to have Jason show up at the same time as Alexis to "surprise" Sam with a new home. Sam had been driving Alexis crazy with her claims of not remembering. Eventually Sam had to come to terms with Jason being Jake's father and she forgave Jason much to Alexis' disgust. Liz and the boys were still living at the penthouse and Alexis knew this. She tried to continuously tell Sam that Jason was only playing on her emotions. Alexis had tried everything she could think of to get Sam to remember the last 4 years especially after one day at the hospital when Sam blew up at her.
Flashback
Sam woke up to find Alexis in her room watching her. She vowed that she would make Alexis pay. Alexis felt like she had a right to control her life. Sam had vowed to make her pay when she threatened to prosecute Jason for killing Manny, if he hadn't stayed away from Sam. She had said even if it took her last dying breath, she would make her pay. So she continued with her plan of driving Alexis crazy. "Why are you here?"
"Sam, listen to me. I know that this is confusing to you but you need to listen to me. You were on a boat that exploded…"
"I know that Alexis, I didn't lose my memory. I know exactly what happened."
"That's just it. The doctors say that you seem to be blocking out the last few years of your life, so in a way you have lost your memory. You are not with Jason any more. He is the father of Elizabeth's son, a son that is three years old. You have been with Lucky for almost 2 and a half years. That is until recently when you broke it off."
"You are such a liar Alexis. I knew it was only a matter of time before you tried something else to keep us apart. How dare you try to play on my injury? I should have cut you out of my life after the whole Manny incident when you blackmailed Jason into staying away from me. But you would have kept me away from my sisters as well. What makes you think that you have the right to decide who I am with? You don't get to choose who I love or who loves me. Jason has been my life for years. You on the other hand have been my mother for all of 10 minutes and you think you have some kind of authority over my life. You don't. Guess what? I did some research of my own. The day you gave me up for adoption you gave up all rights as my next of kin so that crap you pulled when I got shot, you can't do now. You have no place here Alexis. Jason and I are going to get married and start a family and though I wish I had a mother to share that with, you are the last person that I would want as a grandmother to my children."
This was going to be harder than she thought. She didn't want Sam to feel the pain that was going to come but she had to try to force her to acknowledge the truth. "Sam, honey when you leave here, you are going to see that I'm not lying to you. Jason has a life and a family with Elizabeth. They live together at the penthouse. You have been living in LA for the last couple of years with Lucky. Sam even if you and Jason were together you wouldn't have any children with him. Your shooting caused you to be unable to have children. That's…"
"Get out! Get OUT! You are a lying, evil, calculating bitch. I hate you. Why would you say such a horrible thing? I can't even believe that you're here right now. GET OUT NOW!" Sam was crying now. Not because she felt bad about what she was saying to Alexis but because she knew Alexis was telling the truth about her never being able to have Jason's child.
"I'm sorry that I have to be the one to tell you what's really going on. Maybe you are trapped in a place in your mind where you feel like you were happiest but that's all going to change when you walk out this hospital. You will be hit with the harsh realities of the world soon enough and even though it seems like I'm being brash right now, it will be a lot worst when you have to face the truth that awaits on the outside."
The tears stopped and she gave Alexis the coldest look ever. "Harsh realities on the outside, Alexis? The harsh realities of the world are right here in my face calling itself my mother. You have taken everyone that I loved away from me. You screamed at me until I passed out and the stress caused me to bleed so badly, I lost my daughter. During the time of the virus, you could have refused the antidote so that my brother could live but you didn't, did you and guess what? He died too. All I had left was Jason. And you took him away from me too. You blackmailed him into leaving me. Now you can't stand the fact that you no longer have him under your thumb and he wants to be with me again. So what do you do? You lie and try to manipulate me into hating him, saying that he is the father of Elizabeth's unborn child and not only that but that this baby is supposedly 3 years old now and let's not forget that according to you I can't have children. What have I done to make you hate me Alexis?"
"I don't hate you, Sam. All I want is what's best for you."
"Jason is what's best for me. I swear I hate you more now than I ever did before. You are a murderer of the worst kind. You killed my family. The only family I have ever had. And you didn't even have to use a weapon. You are self righteous and self serving. Jason told me when we found out that you were the woman who gave birth to me that you would try to act like you didn't do anything wrong and he said that I didn't need you in my life. I wish now that he had NEVER told you the truth. I want absolutely nothing to do with you. Alexis Davis, you are NOT my mother. I can't believe that you would try to get me to turn on Jason. I want you to listen to me. Jason is my life, my love, my heart. He means more to me than you ever will. If you don't like it, go to hell. We will never have a mother daughter relationship. I can't stress this enough, I HATE YOU. Now GET OUT!"
Alexis was crying now. The words pierced her heart like a knife. "Sam, you're angry right now and soon you will realize that I'm not the enemy. I don't know what it is that Jason told you last night but I assure you that he has moved on with Elizabeth and I hate him for allowing you to think that things are okay between the two of you."
"I asked, no I told you to get out. I want nothing to do with you anymore. I know now from this stunt you are pulling that you and I have no hope for any kind of relationship. I hold nothing but resentment and hatred and anger and contempt for you. The only good thing about you is the fact that you had Molly and Kristina. I only hope that they don't grow up to see you for the true bitch that you are."
"Sam I'm not going to leave you and let you be fed lies and get your heart broken yet again by Jason."
"Jason broke my heart because of you. You are to blame; you left him with no option. But if you really don't want to leave I am going to make sure that you know exactly how I feel about you. I think you are the worst mother that has ever lived. You don't do anything for anyone, including your children, that don't serve your own purpose. You have never known what it is like to truly love and be loved by anyone. That is why you want to tear me and Jason apart. But you can't do that. We won't let you. You are going to be alone for the rest of your life and you know that. That is why you try to keep your children on tight leashes. Kristina and Molly don't realize it because they are young and are still mommy's little girls but they will grow up and see you for the wretched wench that you are and leave you to live your miserable self absorbed life alone. They will hate you like I do if you try to control their lives. For such an intelligent woman you have got to be the dumbest person I have ever met to believe that I wouldn't see the real you. You think I was so hung up on finding my birth mother that I would be eternally grateful for finding you no matter what you did to me."
"Sam, stop it. Okay I get that you're angry but we will get passed this like we have before. You don't remember that we began to bond and were actually getting to be very close after you left Port Charles. God I wish you would just remember."
"And I wish I could forget that you are the woman who had me."
End Flashback
Sam sat in her bed, waiting for them to show up. Jason showed up first. She jumped out of the bed when he entered. She had the biggest smile on her face. He smiled as well as he held her. It felt so good to be in his arms. Jason pulled back and said,
"So how do you feel?"
"I feel great, Jason. I am so tired of this hospital. I can't wait to go home." Just then she saw Alexis through the window. "She's here." She whispered to Jason. So on queue, Jason said without turning around,
"So are you ready to go home to your new apartment?"
Sam smiled and said, "New apartment? What's wrong with the penthouse?"
"Jason can't take you there because Elizabeth is still there with his son. Isn't that right Jason?" Alexis said stepping into the room.
Jason rolled his eyes and looked into Sam's eyes. "Sam, I told you everything that happened over the last few years that you don't remember right? I did my best to explain to you what was going on between me and Elizabeth right now. But yes she is still there at the penthouse with the boys because that's the home that the kids know. I have been working on this new apartment for us to live in for our new start. I wanted to surprise you."
Sam beamed because she knew Jason was telling the truth. It wasn't just for show on account of Alexis. "I know Jason. I am sort of glad I don't remember all that happened because I can move forward with you without holding anything against you. I hope that you can do the same with me."
"You know I'll do anything for you." He said.
Just then Sam looked passed Jason and asked Alexis, "Why are you here?"
"Sam I thought that maybe you would want to come out of the hospital and see your sisters. They are so excited about you coming home. Kristina actually wanted to come with me to pick you up."
"I never said that I wanted you to come pick me up. I don't want you to get things confused Alexis. I meant what I said about hating you. I really do. I eventually agreed that I would tolerate you for the sake of maintaining a relationship with my sisters. I will act cordial towards you when they are around but that's it. Other than that we have no relationship. I thought you understood that."
"Sam, I was really hoping that you would stay at the lake house if only for a little while, just to help you to remember a little bit. It would be easier on your sisters if you knew everything that had been going on with them throughout the years. I think being at the house with them will help you to remember. And I won't lie to you; I was hoping that you would remember our connection as well."
"Wow, you're really going to try to use my sisters as a way to get close to me. Like I said, you really are self serving. This isn't about what's best for Molly and Kristina or even me, it's about you. I could care less if I ever remember; I will never allow you to be close to me again."
"That hurts me to hear Sam. I would like to think that you would understand that a relationship with your sisters would be a lot easier if you didn't hate your mother."
"Whatever Alexis. Jason can we go home now? I can't wait to see the new place. Alexis, you can tell Kristina and Molly that I will be over to see them tomorrow. I would like to spend a night at home getting some rest."
Just then Emily came into the room. "Hey Sam, Jase, Alexis. Sam you all ready to get out of here?"
"Yes, 7 weeks is a long time. I can't wait to go home."
Emily smiled. "Well if you hadn't been here that long you wouldn't look like you do now. It took 6 skin graph surgeries to fix your face, arm, legs and back. You're lucky to be getting out of here this soon."
"And I am so grateful for all that you doctors have done." Sam smiled at her. Emily had been more than supportive to her and Jason getting back together even though Elizabeth was her best friend. Emily had even kept Sam company, when Jason took Jake for the second paternity test at Mercy hospital which ultimately proved Jake wasn't his son. Emily had said all she wanted was for her brother to be happy. Emily held out her clip board.
"Well, Ms. Samantha McCall if you would sign here and here, you are officially released. Here are your prescriptions. This one is for a medicated ointment for your skin graphs to help them continue to heal. Make sure you change the dressing on that one section of your back at least twice a day. That's were the burn was the worst and it still pusses up quite often. Keep it dry. This prescription is for a mild pain reliever since you were still complaining of some minor aches and pains. And this last one is for a final round of antibiotics just to be on the safe side and prevent possible infection."
Sam signed the papers and took the prescriptions and jumped out of bed. She grabbed Jason's hand and said "Let's go home."
He smiled and replied, "Anything you say."
She turned to Alexis, "I guess I'll see you tomorrow when I go to see the girls."
"Yeah, I guess so. Maybe we could talk for a little while in a different setting." Alexis took a step towards Sam and hugged her. Sam didn't hug her back. "I'm glad to see you going home."
Sam pulled away and she and Jason walked out leaving Alexis both sad and angry. "I will get my daughter away from him one way or another" she vowed to herself.
Liz was getting Cameron and Jake ready to go to the park. They were going to meet up with Lucky. Liz and Lucky had decided to take things slowly where Jake and Cameron were concerned. Elizabeth had awakened next to Lucky after that night on the Haunted Star and surprisingly wasn't filled with regret but with a peaceful reassurance. After that night, she believed that she and Lucky would be able to decide what would be best for Jake and getting him to understand what was going on. She had watched him sleep for a while before he woke up and smiled at her. He pulled her close to him and thanked her for that morning together. She was grateful that he hadn't left her alone on the docks. They dressed and talked in a way that they hadn't in so long. They left the Haunted Star as friends. It surprised the both of them how naturally it came. Liz had told Jake that Cameron's first daddy was his daddy too. She and Jason sat down with the boys and told them that Jason was always going to be there for them and that he would be their second daddy. They tried to explain to them that Jason was the daddy while Lucky was away because he had to go away for work and he didn't want his boys to be without a daddy and he knew Jason would be a good one. The kids seemed to accept it but Jake always asked for "Daddy Jason". Jason made himself readily available to see Jake but allowed for bonding time with Lucky so they could get to know him as their father again. Liz arrived at the park with the boys and saw that Lucky was already there. Cameron and Jake took off towards Lucky when they saw what he had in his hands. He had a baseball and glove for Cameron and a soccer ball for Jake. Lucky took turns playing with each of the boys before letting them go off and play with the soccer ball together. He sat on the bench with Liz.
"They really are some great kids, you know that?" He asked her.
"Yeah. I'm glad that all this drama hasn't affected them for the most part."
"That's because regardless of anything you have been their constant. No matter what they have had their mother and their mother's love to keep them steady." He smiled at her.
She smiled back. "Thank you. And thank you for being so patient with me. I know that I must have seemed to be leading you on when we slept together those couple of times after that night at the Haunted Star. I just feel like I needed to step back and look at everything. I didn't want to jump into bed with you every time I was feeling alone or missing Jason. It just isn't fair to you."
"Liz, I understand that you're still in love with Jason and if you want me to keep my distance from you then I will. I don't want you to feel pressured in any kind of way."
She smiled at him. "Lucky, you're still a great guy. You've come so far beyond your addiction. I'm proud of you. I appreciate how you have been with Jake and Cameron these last couple of months too."
"Yeah well, I never stopped loving either one of those boys. I just felt like I was doing what was best by trying not to cause more confusion, by trying to stay as Cameron's dad."
"I understand. We all try to do what we think is best for the children but sometimes we are really doing what is best for us."
"I guess you're right. When you put it like that, I have to admit it was easier to leave and not see either one of the boys than to be around for Cameron and watch Jake with Jason. It was different because I knew that Cam wasn't biologically mine but when it came to Jake I felt like my heart had been ripped out."
"I'm so sorry, Lucky. I wish I knew who did this."
"It's okay. We know the truth now. We'll find out who did it. I spoke with Jason to see if he was looking into it and he told me that he has a few leads he's looking into. He just really didn't seem like he wanted to get into it at the time."
"Well he has been preoccupied with Sam's recovery. I hear she's getting released today."
"Is that why you took the day off?"
"You do know me well don't you? But yeah, I didn't want to run into her and Jason. I'm not angry any more but it's still a little uncomfortable to see them together. What about you? How is it to be back on the PCPD?"
"It's great. The guys have welcomed me back with open arms. Rodriguez even requested for me to be his partner again."
"I'm glad to hear it."
"Liz would you like to go get lunch with me? I mean you and the boys?"
"Sure, we would love to."
They stood up to go and get the boys who were having a ball. Cameron was now trying to teach Jake to play catch. Jake missed every ball that was thrown to him but he laughed every time. The proud parents told the boys they were going to Kelly's for lunch. At first they protested until Lucky promised them ice cream. Liz shook her head at him for it but laughed. Lucky picked up Jake and Liz took Cameron by the hand. Lucky was caught off guard when Liz took his hand into her free one. Liz smiled at him and he smiled back. This felt right. They were on the path back to each other. They both knew it but they silently agreed to take this slow as not to make the same mistakes as before. They were rebuilding their friendship first.
Sam and Jason pulled up in front of Harbor View Towers. Sam was confused.
"Jason, what are we doing here? I though Elizabeth and the kids were still in the penthouse."
"They are. They are in Penthouse #2. You on the other hand will be living in Penthouse #3."
"Jason there is no penthouse #3, only #1 and #2. Are we going to be living right across the hall from Elizabeth? Do you think that's a good idea? I mean she is still in love with you after all."
Jason smiled at her and didn't answer. He told the driver to pull into the garage. The driver went into the garage of the building and drove to a sub level garage. Sam had never noticed this lower level of the garage before. She and Jason got out and headed to the elevator. The elevator had only 4 buttons, garage, street, PH, and emergency. Sam was confused. She had never seen this elevator either. Jason pushed the PH button and the elevator went up. When the doors opened, Sam stepped out to a floor she had never been to before. Jason handed her the keys and she opened the door to the most gorgeous apartment she had ever seen.
"Oh my God, Jason this is amazing. How long has this apartment been here? Was it Sonny's or something?"
Jason laughed at her and put his hands around her waist from behind. "No, this was never Sonny's apartment or anyone else's for that matter. You are the first and only tenant that has ever lived here. That's because this apartment is only about 3 weeks old."
"What? Are you saying you had this built just for me?"
"Well I told you that I had a lot of making up to do and that includes giving you someplace you can really make yourself at home. I know that you never really felt like the penthouse was totally yours because Carly had total access and plus I lived there with Courtney when she and I were married and then the whole Elizabeth one night stand episode, and now with Elizabeth having actually lived there, I know you could never actually call that home again. But this, this is your apartment, your home. You can decorate this any way that you like. Except if you want for me to stay here then, no pink or peach or purple please."
"There goes my plan for the whole house then. The living room and bathroom were supposed to be purple, the kitchen was supposed to be peach and the bedroom pink." She laughed and he kissed the top of her head. "I can live without those colors but we need to make one change first."
"Sure. What is it?" He asked.
"Stop referring to this as my home. This is supposed to be our new start so it's our home."
"Okay. This is our apartment. Our home." He let go of her waist and told her to look around.
She started to look around and saw that this penthouse was twice the size of the other one. On the first floor alone there was a living room with a fireplace. There was a formal dining room; there was an alcove like before that was perfect for a pool table again. There was a den on the first floor as well. Jason had that set up as a home office so that he could spend time at home with Sam and not always have to run down to the coffee house. There was a patio with a Jacuzzi. The patio was enclosed by gorgeous glass panel windows and sky lights. Of course there was a kitchen, not that Sam cooked but it had every kind of appliance you could think of. When Sam headed upstairs she saw that there were 5 bedrooms. She turned to Jason, "Why so many bedrooms? There are only two of us."
"Well, I figured that we could have a room for Michael and Morgan when they came over and a room for Kristina and Molly too."
"You think they each need their own rooms?"
"Michael is 13, Kristina is 9 almost 10, Morgan is 7 going on 8, and Molly is 4 going on 5. Do you think any of them is going to want to share a room with the other? Especially Michael and Kristina?"
"You have a point. You really gave this some thought."
"Yes I did. And that's why there is a bathroom in the master bedroom as well as two more out here."
"A master bathroom?" She rushed into what she thought was the master bedroom but saw a regular bedroom. "Jason, I've gone into the all the bedrooms and there is no master bedroom."
"That's because you haven't gone into all the bedrooms. These are only guest rooms. The master bedroom is upstairs."
"There's a third floor?" She was shocked. She had never thought of that. He took her by the hand to a door that she had assumed was a closet and it was a staircase. He led her upstairs to a huge bedroom that was the size of all five bedrooms downstairs. Inside there were hundreds of flowers. There were all her favorites, red and white roses and white orchids. She was speechless. She started to cry and he hugged her gently as to watch her back. He then did what he had been waiting to do for months now. He kissed her. The past two months, he had done nothing but kiss her hand or the top of her head or her forehead when she was asleep. But now he held her face ever so gently and he kissed her with all the passion that had been building up inside him for the last two months. She returned the passion in kind but for her it wasn't two months of pent up passion, it was years of longing for the man she loved whole-heartedly. After a few minutes, they pulled away, the both of them breathless. They both wanted to go further but knew that they needed to wait until her back was fully healed. They didn't want to chance tearing the skin before it healed. The doctors had warned her about infection being at a much higher likeliness if that happened.
"Thank you so much Jason, this is amazing. This is better than amazing. I don't even know the words to describe how I feel right now."
"I just hope you feel loved and at home."
"With you has been the only time I have ever felt at home. It never mattered where we were. If we were in a safe house, the penthouse or even holed up in a bar with me sleeping on a chair, I have always felt at home with you."
"That is nice to hear and I wish that I had paid attention sooner. So now that you have Alexis going out of her mind with ways to get you to hate me again, how are you going to finish her off?"
"Oh the big finish? Well what better way to get back at Alexis than to get her to expose herself, in front of everybody."
"What do you mean?"
"Remember when I said you would need to go along with whatever I said?"
"Yeah and I have."
"I'm hungry can we get something to eat?" She said. He looked at her funny. "I promise I will tell you the rest of the plan over lunch."
"So do you want to go out?" He asked.
"Nope. We can order in."
"Let me guess, Chinese."
"You got it. I haven't had Chinese food in ages especially really good Chinese food." She put her arms around his waist and he put his arm around her shoulder.
"Okay, okay. We can order Chinese just don't try to get me to eat any more of that weird stuff you like to get." And he laughed. It felt good to be with her like this again.
"You didn't even get to see the rest of the apartment." He said.
"There can't possibly anymore."
"Yes there is." He took her by the hand and led her into the bathroom. There was a Jacuzzi bath tub, a shower for two, and his and her sinks. "I still don't like bubble baths but I wouldn't mind taking a shower or two with you. And the two sinks are for those times you spend hours in the mirror on your hair and I want to brush my teeth or something." She lightly elbowed him. Then he led her back into the room. There was a balcony that looked out to a gorgeous view of the harbor. Once back in the room, she noticed two more doors. The first led to a huge walk in closet. "This is for all your clothes, so you can leave me the dresser." Then he took her to the second door which led to a slightly smaller but empty room.
"I don't think I need that much closet space." She laughed.
"This is not closet space." He said.
"So what is it for?"
"This room is for when you are ready to explore those options you brought up before about having children. Whenever you decide, we can start making plans for a family. Whether you want to consider a surrogate or adoption. It's up to you."
"Are you serious, Jason? Are you really ready to start talking about and making plans for a family?"
"Yes Sam, I want to have a family with you. I don't want to wait until something else comes up to get in the way and make me second guess having a child with you. Having Jake and Cameron for all that time showed me that it is very possible for me to have a child and keep my child safe."
Sam's eyes filled with tears and she put her head down. "Jason, our only option would be adoption."
"Why? I thought you said before that we could use a surrogate."
"That was before I found out that my eggs are barely viable. And that the chances of my having a successful surrogate implant are 10 percent."
"Sam I'm sorry." He pulled her into a hug. She rested her head on his chest. "When did you find out?"
"When you were locked up in Pentonville."
"You've known that long?"
"Yes. I will never have a child of my own. I can't give you the child you want."
"Sam, look at me." She raised her head to look into his eyes. "I don't care if we have a child together or not. I would love to share a child with you. If it's not one of our own then we can give a child who needs one a good home. We were going to do it with Hope and I believe we can do it with another child. I can wait while you take as much time as you need to think about it."
"Have I told you how much I love you?"
"I can't hear it enough."
"I love you Jason."
"I love you too, Sam. Let's go order something to eat."
They ordered food and sat out on the patio to eat. "So tell me the rest of this plan. What exactly did I agree to when I said I would go along with whatever you said?"
"We're going to get engaged."
He choked on his chicken fried rice. "Engaged? Already?"
"Yes. I have it all planned out. We'll get engaged and I'll tell Alexis. This is going to push her to the edge. She'll be desperate to get me not to marry you. Alexis knows that Maxie knows. Maxie told me that she offered to pay her a hundred thousand dollars to leave town. She's going to try to come up with something to convince me not to marry you. I just don't know what it's going to be."
"So, where does the part where she outs herself, come into play?"
"At our engagement party of course."
"Wait. We are going to have an engagement party too? You know I don't do dressing up very well."
"You don't have to wear a tie. You look good in a suit and a dress shirt, so stop."
"You know what I think. I think that this whole plan was just to get me to dress up in a suit and propose to you again." He laughed at her.
"And here I thought I was being slick. Guess you caught me. What's my punishment?"
"You're sentenced to a lifetime with me."
"I can do that sentence with my eyes closed." She leaned in and kissed him. It was another very passionate kiss.
"You better stop before we get into trouble. You know what the doctor said. You have another 2 or 3 weeks to for your back to heal and I'm not going to take that chance. It's been a long time and I can't promise not to get over excited. I might forget." He smiled at her. She groaned. She longed for him. She wanted him so badly.
"Okay. So when should we announce our engagement?" He asked.
"So, you're going to go along with it?" She asked excitedly.
"I promised that I would go along with whatever you said, didn't I?"
"Yes you did. So how about I tell Alexis tomorrow when I go to see Kristina and Molly?"
"Do you think that it would make sense to do it that soon?"
"Sure would. If we get engaged that quickly, then we'll probably want to get married just as quickly and she will have to scramble to get control. She won't have time to think about all of her moves."
"You know Alexis a lot better than I do. I don't even begin to see how that woman's mind works."
"Just follow my lead Mr. Morgan and I will show you how to ruin Alexis Davis."
"Show me the way, Ms. McCall." He kissed her briefly and they went back into the house so Sam could tell him what she wanted to do to the house.
The next morning
Sam headed over to Alexis' house around 10 that morning. She was excited to be seeing her sisters. She could see them in the living room and knocked on the door. Kristina ran to open it and pulled her inside. "Hi Sam, I missed you so much. Are you feeling better?"
"I feel so much better thank you for asking. Hey Molly, come here and give me a hug."
Molly ran over and threw her arms around Sam's neck. "Hi Sam. I missed you. I drew you flowers to make you feel better. Did Mommy give them to you?"
"I missed you guys too. Yes I got the picture of the flowers and they were the most beautiful flowers I have ever gotten. They made me feel so much better. Look how big you two girls are. I'm so sorry that I missed out on so much time with you."
"It's okay Sam. Mommy told us that because of the accident, it made you forget a lot of stuff but at least you didn't forget us." Kristina said.
"That's right pretty girl. I could never forget you and Ms. Molly over here. You two are the best sisters in the world and no one could ever forget you."
"Thanks Sam." Said Kristina.
"Yeah thanks Sam." Molly repeated.
"So guess what?" Sam said.
"What?" The girls said in unison.
"I have a huge new apartment. It's even bigger than this house. And each of you has your own room. So you get to come over and decorate however you want." Sam told them knowing that by telling them in front of Alexis, she wouldn't be able to tell Sam no.
"Really?" Kristina asked.
"Yes. And Michael and Morgan have their own rooms too."
"Wow. That is so cool Sam. Your apartment must be huge." Kristina said with Molly nodding in agreement.
Alexis finally spoke up. "And where is this huge new apartment located?"
"Harbor View Towers." Sam said. Alexis asked Kristina and Molly to excuse them.
"Wait so Jason got you an apartment in the same building as Elizabeth. That's convenient. Now he won't have to travel far between the two of you." Alexis said. She was trying to provoke a spark in Sam's memory. She couldn't believe how stubborn her oldest girl was. How had she managed to lock 4 years away?
"Alexis, stop it okay. Jason and Elizabeth are over. And for your information Jason really isn't Jake's father."
Alexis looked shocked. "What? How is that possible? The test. It said Jason was the father."
"Yeah well, Spinelli proved that the test was wrong. The blood types don't match up or something. Jason thinks that Elizabeth lied about the results or changed them herself. But they did another test not too long ago and it proved Lucky is the father." Sam decided to go in for the kill when she saw the look of nervousness on Alexis' face. "That's why Jason and I have decided that we are not going to put our lives on hold anymore. We're going to get married and start our own family."
Alexis' head was spinning. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. "Sam, I don't think you and Jason are ready to make that kind of step so early in your new relationship. I really think that you should seek therapy first to help you try to remember the time you lost. You might start to see things in a different light and you wouldn't want for it to be too late if you're already stuck in a marriage."
"Alexis, this is not up for discussion. Jason asked me last night if I would marry him for real this time. I said yes. We are going to get married if you like it or not. The choice is not yours to make. I want for Kristina and Molly to be a part of it and I would hope that you won't interfere with that." Sam got defensive. She knew that Alexis' mind was racing trying to figure out what she could do to stop this.
"I won't say that your sisters can't participate in your wedding. I just don't think that this is something that you should rush into. That's all. I really think that Jason is rushing you for a reason. What could possibly be the hurry for the two of you to get married?"
"We love each other. That's why. This is not new for us. We have loved each other for years. As for the time that I can't remember, oh well. I can't remember not loving Jason so that doesn't bother me. I will be his wife and we will have a family together. End of discussion."
"Very well, I know that at this point you are not understanding my point of view and you are going to do what it is that you think you want to do right now. But Sam you are really falling into old habits that were not healthy for you to begin with. You are letting Jason control your life and who and what you become again."
"This conversation is over. Jason and I are going to have an Engagement party at the MetroCourt next Saturday. Despite how I feel about you at this very moment I would like for you to come so that you can see exactly how happy I am with Jason and how happy he is with me."
Alexis looked defeated. "Okay Sam, I will come to your engagement party but I just hope for your sake that you make this a long engagement like you did before."
"I wouldn't hold my breath for that. Jason and I plan on a small ceremony in Hawaii next month." Alexis' mouth dropped. Sam smiled knowing that she was pushing Alexis over the edge. First she had her thinking she hated her, which was true, now she knows that the truth is out about Jake, which meant that people were going to start looking for the truth, now she was telling Alexis of a sudden engagement and a quick wedding to follow. "Well I have to go. I'm going to book the hall at the MetroCourt and I have so much planning to do." She called for Kristina and Molly to come back out so that she could say good bye and promised them that she would see them the next day. Then Sam left. She had to meet with Carly and then with Maxie to get everything in order for that night.
Sam called Jason and told him everything went as planned. She asked him if he had already spoken to Carly. He told her to head over to the MetroCourt and that he would meet her there.
The next week went by in a flash. Sam and Jason met with Carly and let her in on the plan. She had been more than willing to help out bringing down Alexis. Maxie had a part to play as well. On Saturday evening, the MetroCourt was elegantly decorated for the party. Everyone was there; Sonny, Kate, Carly, Jax, Nikolas, Emily, Monica, Edward, Mike, Bobbi, Luke, Tracy, Milo, Max, Spinelli, Georgie, Maxie, Robin, Patrick and all the kids, plus a bunch of other people. It seemed like all of Port Charles was here and half of them didn't know or even like Jason and Sam. Alexis had yet to show up. Sam was beaming. She knew that this wasn't an official engagement party but was excited to be celebrating her and Jason being back together. Everyone greeted her and Jason and they smiled and said thank you. After about an hour of mingling, they all sat down to dinner. They had small talk as everyone asked about wedding plans. Sam said they planned for something small in Hawaii but didn't disclose a date like she had to Alexis. Suddenly Alexis appeared. She walked over to Sam and Jason and said a very uncomfortable congratulations. They nodded their heads and Sam said a bland thank you in reply. Alexis walked over to the table where Kristina and Molly were seated. She sat down and smiled at her youngest daughters and engaged in a conversation with them about what she had missed. Carly stood up and tapped her glass.
"Okay everyone, I would like to propose a toast to the happy couple." Carly turned to Jason and Sam. "Jason and Sam, you two are truly an inspiration to us all. Your love has really stood the test of time, as well as all the trials and tribulations that have been thrown your way. You have managed to rise above it all and come out on top. Sam I know that I have given you so much grief over the years concerning your relationship with Jason and for that I will not apologize because I was always acting in Jason's best interest. I see now though, that if you can stand up to me and no matter what I did, Jason's love for you never faltered, that you must be someone tremendously important to him to have earned his love. And Jason, now that you have realized the error of your ways and see that Sam is truly your soul mate, I know that you will hold on to her for dear life. I am truly happy that the two of you found your way back to each other and I can't wait to start planning your wedding." Carly stopped to wipe the few tears that started to fall. "Okay, I'm getting a little emotional and I just want to say congratulations to Jason and Sam." She raised her glass and everyone followed suit. Carly then looked at Maxie who took that as her queue.
Maxie got up from her seat and walked over to Alexis. She whispered in her hear. "I think we need to talk. Meet me in the garden." Maxie walked off towards the garden. After a few moments, Alexis excused herself from her daughters and walked out to the garden to meet Maxie. She saw Maxie standing by herself. She approached her.
"What is it that we need to talk about?" Alexis asked.
"Well, Alexis, it seems that Jason Morgan is trying to put this whole paternity test switch up on me since Elizabeth is claiming she had absolutely nothing to do with it. It seems that he thinks that I was the only other person to gain anything by changing the results. You offered me $100,000 to leave town. I want a million. Or I go in there right now and tell him and Sam that you were the brains of this whole operation."
"You think that you can blackmail me for more money. Sweetheart this works out in my favor. He thinks it's you already. I don't have to pay you a single penny now. If you go to Jason and Sam and tell them I did it, they will not believe it. You'll look like you're trying to cover your tracks. Why else wouldn't you tell them sooner? I'm free and clear. You look like the desperate little tramp that you are and I go back to trying to get my daughter to remember that I love her and that she hates Jason Morgan."
"Alexis, Alexis, Alexis. You must take me for some kind of a fool. I know that they may doubt it at first but when I let them hear this…" Maxie pulled out a tape recorder. "You're going down. You know what? I think my previous request was a little inappropriate. I want 5 million dollars or I sing like a bird and this recording will be my back up." She waved it around a little waiting for Alexis' response.
Alexis was furious. Damn this little tramp for getting the upper and on her again. She took a deep breath. She had to regain her composure. "Maxie, I don't know who you think that I am but I don't just have 5 million dollars at my disposal. I have to call into banks and withdraw from accounts. It could take a couple of days."
"That won't work. I want out of Port Charles tomorrow. I need that money tonight. Jason Morgan is closing in on me and I want to disappear before he makes me disappear. Your nephew has plenty of money at his disposal. Ask Nikolas for a loan or something."
"And how exactly do I explain what it's for?"
"That's not my problem Alexis, but this here is yours. What's it going to be?"
"Fine I will figure something out. I need until midnight. Meet me at the docks at midnight and I'll have the money."
"You seem pretty sure all of a sudden. I mean 2 minutes ago you had no clue where to get that kind of money. Look, just don't try to screw me over. I 'm going to go back in there and enjoy the rest of the party. Midnight Alexis or I make a bee line right for Jason Morgan's penthouse."
"Yeah okay fine. Midnight and I want that recording." Alexis grabbed Maxie's arm before she went back inside. Maxie shook her off.
"Consider it yours once I get the cash." She pulled her arm free and went back inside.
Alexis stood there for a minute and then headed to the ladies room to put herself back together.
Maxie walked back into the ballroom and went to Sam, she told her everything went as planned and handed Sam a second tape recorder. She then went back to her table. Alexis came back in and saw Sam and Jason talking to Monica. Alexis walked over to Sam and asked to speak to her privately. Sam rolled her eyes and reluctantly stepped out with Alexis.
"What now, Alexis?" Sam said.
"Sam you can't marry Jason in a month. Look I spoke with a psychiatrist and he thinks that hypnotherapy might work for you. I think that you should give it a try and then you might remember that Jason threatened to take your life. All for Elizabeth. If we go now then I can get you to him first thing in the morning."
Finally it came out what Alexis was planning to do. That's all that Sam needed to know. So she turned the tables on Alexis. "I'm going to act like you didn't just say anything that you just said. I'm going to go back in there and celebrate with my fiancée. You can leave. I won't even yell at you because I won't let you ruin my night." Sam walked back towards the ballroom. Alexis grabbed her arm and tried to stop her. "Get off of me Alexis." And Sam smacked her. Alexis let go of her arm and Sam walked inside. She hoped that Alexis would follow her back in. And that's exactly what she did. Sam turned to Alexis and got really close to her face. Jason came in closely behind her.
"Alexis, I swore that I would make you pay for trying to destroy me and Jason once before. I let you slide when Jason left me after I got shot. He would have taken me back if you didn't threaten to send him to jail for Manny's murder. Well guess what? I have not forgotten anything. I remember every minute of every day of the last four years. My favorite memory I have though was from the night before the explosion when Maxie told me that it was you who switched the test results. It was you who destroyed lives. It was you who tore out the hearts of two men by playing with the life of a little boy who did absolutely nothing wrong. Jake has been bounced back and forth between Jason and Lucky because you selfishly switched the test results which would have put both Lucky and Elizabeth and Jason and I on the path to recovering our relationships. I despise you and if I never see you again it will be too soon." Sam spewed the words with a venomous tone. She glared at Alexis who was now wide eyed in disbelief at what Sam had just said. She had been faking this whole time. She knew exactly what she was doing. She knew that Alexis wouldn't want Jason and Sam together so she played on that this whole time. Sam read her expression. "That's right Alexis; I played on your one weakness. The feeling of having absolutely no control along with the emotional roller coaster that I took you on by claiming to hate you. That wasn't a lie though. I do genuinely hate you. And if you look around at all the people whose lives were affected by your lie, you will see I'm not alone." Alexis looked away from Sam at the crowd the were all staring in disbelief. It had been Alexis all along.
"Sam, I don't know exactly what it is that Maxie told you but…"
Just then a video screen came on and the hospital video that Spinelli had recorded was playing. There were Alexis and Maxie standing outside of Sam's room and Maxie telling Alexis that she had seen it all and Alexis admitted to doing it. When the video went off an audio tape started to play. This was the audio tape that Maxie had just recorded outside in the garden. Alexis was destroyed. Not only had all of Port Charles been here to witness what she had done, so were her two youngest daughters. She looked over at Kristina who ran to Sonny crying. Molly didn't quite understand exactly what was going on but knew her mommy had done something wrong. She ran over to where Kristina was now at. Alexis was crying. She hadn't even seen Liz and Lucky come in. Jason had told Liz that they had found out who was behind the switch and needed for her and Lucky to come to the party. They each stood there in shock as they watched the video and heard the tape.
"So what do you have to say for yourself now Alexis?" Sam asked.
"Sam, I knew that you would never let go of Jason unless he committed the ultimate sin in your eyes. Knowing that you wanted a baby so badly and that he wouldn't give you one, then to turn around and give Elizabeth a child. I knew that if that test came back saying that he was the baby's father that you would never be able to forgive him. That baby would have been a constant reminder of the night of the black out. Not to mention it would push Elizabeth and Jason closer together. Everyone could see the attraction between the two of them. I barely knew Elizabeth and I could see that she was head over heels in love with Jason. But Jason has this weird sense of loyalty to those that he loves. He would never have left you unless you did something to piss him the hell off. I needed you to see that you could live a life without him and you did. Why couldn't you just continue to live your life without him? You were safer and I didn't have to worry about things like phone calls because my daughter was shot or that all three of my girls were on a boat that exploded. You say that I'm selfish but at least my life never put my girls in constant danger."
Just then Jason stepped forward, his eyes stone cold. Surely, if looks alone could kill, Alexis would have been dead where she stood. "I want nothing more than to kill you for what you did but I won't. I swear if the choice was mine you would have disappeared by now. I love Sam and as far as you never putting your girls in danger, Alexis, you almost cost Sam her life when you defended Manny and got him off. It was your fault that he was even around for Sam to get shot. I swear if you ever try to do anything to hurt Sam again or stick your nose in my personal life again, you will only live to regret it."
Liz and Lucky walked over to where they were standing. Lucky spoke first. "If you changed the results to say that Jason was the father why did you fight so hard during the divorce for custody?"
"Lucky, I played dirty trying to force the truth to come out. I thought the divorce would be the final nail in the coffin to Sam and Jason. I figured it would force Elizabeth to say that Jason was the father. Even though they were already broken up, I had no idea at the time that Sam already knew that Jake was Jason's son. I thought that she finally found out along with everyone else. It breaks my heart to know that it doesn't matter what this man does to my daughter, she will stand by him no matter what."
Liz stepped forward and slapped Alexis in the face. "That's for playing with my son's life." Then she slapped her again. "And that's for me, Lucky, Sam and Jason." She walked off.
Lucky read Alexis her rights and took her downtown. Sam and Jason apologized to everyone for using the party as a way to catch Alexis. Everyone left and Sam went to talk to Kristina and Molly. They were going to go to spend the night at Sonny's until they knew exactly what would happen to Alexis. She apologized to her sisters for them having to find out what their mother did like that. She kissed them goodnight and Sonny took them home. When it was just the two of them, she turned to Jason and said,
"I thought you were going to kill her."
"I really wanted to. But I don't kill in the open like that."
"Yeah I know. No witnesses."
"You got it." He winked at her. "Come on let's go home."
"Sure thing."
When they arrived at the penthouse, Sam was shocked to see that Jason had the living room completely lit with candles. "Jason, how on earth did you do this?"
"Carly. She helped me plan this all out." He said.
"Plan all what out?" She asked. He pulled her over to the couch and sat her down.
He reached into his pocket and pulled out the red velvet ring box. It matched the dress that she has been wearing that evening. He got down on one knee and said, "Sam, I know that this engagement party was supposed to be for show. I saw how much time you put into it and how happy it made you to plan to celebrate such a happy occasion. I don't want tonight to be all about destroying Alexis. I don't want you to have any more painful memories because of Alexis. I don't want beautiful nights like tonight to be messed up by ugly events, if I can help it. I want to know if you would consider, yet again, being my wife. Will you marry me Sam?" Just then he opened the box and pulled out a gorgeous 2 carat diamond ring.
She cried as she said, "Yes, of course I will. I love you so much." He slipped the ring on her finger and she kissed him longingly. He wrapped his arms around hr waist gently and pulled her up to him. "You have made me happier than I have ever been in my whole life." She said.
"I'm just returning the favor I guess." And they kissed again. They lay on the couch and talked until they dozed off in each others arms.
1 year later
Sam and Jason still couldn't believe they were here. It had been a year since all the drama with Alexis. She had been sentenced to 5 years for tampering with personal medical files. Kristina and Molly were staying with them permanently. They had decided to hold off on the wedding to allow Kristina and Molly time to adjust. They were both in shock over where they were at right now. They were in the church holding each others hand. They looked at each other and smiled. They were waiting for the preacher to say the words. "I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride." The happy bride and groom kissed and then turned to face the crowd. The preacher spoke again. "Ladies and Gentlemen, I proudly present Mr. and Mrs. Lucas Spencer, III" Jason and Sam stood with the rest of the guests and applauded and cheered. Lucky and Liz had invited them because they said that they had played a key part in their reuniting. They wanted them there to share in their love because they knew better than anyone the difficult rode they had traveled to get back to where they were at now. Jason smiled at Liz and Lucky as they passed and Sam waved. This is how it was meant to be, Sam thought to herself as she put her arms around Jason's waist and they headed out the church to the reception.
Sam and Jason had spoken about their options to have children and Sam had gone to speak to several fertility specialist. She and Jason were leaving the next morning to go speak to some more doctors out of town. Sam had heard of a procedure in Pennsylvania that she wanted to look into some more. They were excited about their future together and were ready to jump in head first. It was Jason and Sam again. There was no one in their way to keep them apart now. Or so they thought. Little did they know that there was someone watching them. The same someone responsible for the boat explosion.
A/N: Okay, that's the end of Exposed. I hope you liked it. If there was anything that I didn't cover please let me know. I am currently working on the sequel so I can use that to fill in any blanks. I know that this was a long chapter but I hope you guys found that it was worth it. Thanks again to everyone who reviewed. Even if you didn't review thanks for reading.